Rebirth Counterattack with Space
Chapter 221 - 213 C-Grade Talent

Chapter 221: Chapter 213 C-Grade Talent

"One hundred and twenty years old?" Lu Aiguo’s second uncle suddenly became animated. He had originally thought that life extension would at most reach around ninety to a hundred; if he used these, wouldn’t it mean that, barring any accidents, he and his old lady could live another fifty years?

Such a huge temptation was truly something few people in this world could resist.

Lu Aiguo’s second uncle took a deep breath, tried his best to calm his pounding heart, and made an effort to appear less excited as he asked, "Have the other two types been concocted yet?"

"It’s not so easy, is it? The first one was brought out by Xiaoyun’s master. Xiaoyun had her master’s guidance before, and it still took her more than a decade to barely concoct the second type. Now that Xiaoyun’s master has left, she’ll have to figure out the third one on her own. It’s hard to say when it will be concocted."

Lu Aiguo sighed. His daughter said the medicinal bath was originally in the big warehouse, but considering it took his daughter over a decade to concoct the second type of elixir, it’s obvious that concocting elixirs is not an easy task.

It’s really hard to say when the third type of elixir could be concocted. He also didn’t dare to make any promises, lest the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

"The further it goes, the harder it gets. Xiaoyun said it might take another decade or twenty years, which is not impossible."

Lu Aiguo stopped there.

"And there’s the need to find various herbs for alchemy, too; I’m afraid such precious items must also require precious herbs to concoct." Lu Aiguo’s second uncle couldn’t help but let out a disappointed sigh upon hearing that the last type hadn’t been concocted yet.

When Lu Aiguo and Xia Yuan heard Lu Aiguo’s second uncle’s words, they both shuddered, suddenly remembering that indeed, a lot of herbs are needed for alchemy, yet their family had never even set out the appearance of them.

The Lu Group did have a chain of pharmacies and procured some Chinese herbs, but they had never specifically sent people to collect the truly valuable Chinese herbs from various places. When they started to sell the elixirs and pills that Xiaoyun concocted, it would surely attract some inquisitive minds. By then, wouldn’t their secrets be easily exposed?

This oversight was really fatal and could possibly arouse suspicion.

No, they needed to remedy this immediately. They had to hire more professionals and seriously set up a herbal research institute to provide cover for those pills and elixirs.

"Exactly, it does consume a lot of herbs, but luckily our family owns pharmacies and we aren’t lacking these," Lu Aiguo replied as he mentally planned that establishing a herbal research institute would be the next thing to do. It would be best to find a place to grow some herbs themselves and set up a herbal base or something.

"It’s a pity—" that Aibing and the others couldn’t benefit, too; Lu Aiguo’s second uncle felt a tightness in his chest that was a bit hard to bear, and couldn’t help but give Lu Aiguo another glare. He felt that it was better not to know at all, since after knowing, it’s inevitable to think of the other children as well.

But if he truly told Lu Aibing, once Lu Aibing knew, wouldn’t he think of his wife, and wouldn’t his wife inevitably think of her parents, siblings...

If things really continued like this, the secret would no longer be a secret within days, but would become common knowledge. Having something good that the other children couldn’t benefit from was truly agonizing. As Lu Aiguo’s second uncle felt terribly blocked up inside, he suddenly heard Lu Aiguo say carelessly, "It’s not necessarily true that the others won’t benefit."

Upon hearing this, Lu Aiguo’s second uncle was so annoyed he couldn’t even find a place to vent, and said spitefully, "You might as well announce it in the newspaper."

Xia Yuan almost laughed out loud when she heard this and hurriedly covered her mouth with her hand.

Lu Aiguo’s second uncle’s wife also burst into laughter and nudged Lu Aiguo’s second uncle discontentedly, "Why speak so harshly? Listen to what Aiguo has to say first."

"Dad, have you ever considered that, if all the elixirs are really concocted eventually, wouldn’t it be too conspicuous if we all live to an old age?" Lu Aiguo asked Lu Aiguo’s second uncle with a smile.

"Is this even a question?"

Uncle Lu and Auntie Lu came to their senses, both deep in thought. Uncle Lu said, "So you’re planning on dedicating it to the state?"

"Yes."

Lu Aiguo glanced out the window, "Mom and Dad, although soaking in this medicinal bath is quite painful, the benefits are no exaggeration. Every day after the bath, if you drink a dose of elixir and lie down, you’ll wake up feeling energized like there’s endless strength in your body the next day.

After three months of bathing, you’ll feel as if you have a completely new body. Whether it’s strength, speed, agility, flexibility, or explosive power, everything will be several times stronger, and even the speed of healing after injury will be several times faster than others. Holding onto such a treasure for ourselves is more risky than useful... Once we give it to the country, who knows, it might very well become extremely beneficial if rolled out among those troops..."

"Was this Shitou’s idea?" Uncle Lu’s face was expressionless.

"It’s the decision of me, Xia Yuan, Shitou, and Xiaoyun," Lu Aiguo shook his head. "We’ve discussed it seriously. Our business has grown significantly and we know many people now, so we have some connections to offer this to the state."

Uncle Lu and Auntie Lu looked at each other, Auntie Lu nodded, "As long as the items are dedicated to the state, it’s only natural for our own family to use it."

Uncle Lu also nodded in agreement.

"Mom and Dad, try putting your hand on this," Lu Aiguo gestured to Xia Yuan, who then pretended to pick up a device for testing spiritual power from under the car seat and passed it over.

"What is this for?" Uncle Lu asked as he placed his hand on the device.

Lu Aiguo and Xia Yuan leaned forward eagerly, "Is it C-grade talent?"

Auntie Lu, completely clueless about what they were excited for, also placed her hand on it.

"No."

Seeing that the device displayed nothing but a straight line, Lu Aiguo and Xia Yuan both felt disappointed. Lu Aiguo thought for a moment and then suggested, "Mom, take your hand off for a while, and then try pressing down again later?"

Auntie Lu did as instructed and tried again, the device still showed a straight line.

"What exactly is this for?" Both Uncle Lu and Auntie Lu asked again with raised voices, seeing the disappointment on their faces.

"Actually, this is also something left behind by Xiaoyun’s master. It’s used for testing psychic power cultivation talent," Lu Aiguo looked at Auntie Lu again, still puzzled why his own mother would have no talent.

He was surprised because everyone he knew had been tested and possessed such talent. Suddenly encountering someone without any talent for cultivation was unexpected, so he completely forgot what Lu Yun had mentioned before: that psychic power cultivation talent was extremely rare.

When it came to the topic of psychic power cultivation, without Shitou present, it wasn’t prudent to write about it in letters to him, lest it accidentally gets leaked. Therefore, after consulting with Xia Yuan and Lu Yun, they had decided that if Uncle Lu and Auntie Lu exhibited psychic power talents, they would be informed, but if not, there was no need to mention it.

So at this moment, in order to give Uncle Lu and Auntie Lu a better understanding, Lu Aiguo simply demonstrated by releasing a Psychic Power Barrier right there for them to see.